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[[File:Karl_Weierstrass.jpg|thumb|Karl Weierstrass.]]'''Karl Theodor Wilhelm Weierstrass''' (German: Weierstraß [ˈvaɪɐʃtʁas]; 31 October 1815 – 19 February 1897) was a German mathematician often cited as the "father of modern analysis". Despite leaving university without a degree, he studied mathematics and trained as a teacher, eventually teaching mathematics, physics, botany and gymnastics. | [[File:Karl_Weierstrass.jpg|thumb|Karl Weierstrass.]]'''Karl Theodor Wilhelm Weierstrass''' (German: Weierstraß [ˈvaɪɐʃtʁas]; 31 October 1815 – 19 February 1897) was a German mathematician often cited as the "father of modern [[Mathematical analysis (nonfiction)|analysis]]". Despite leaving university without a degree, he studied mathematics and trained as a teacher, eventually teaching mathematics, physics, botany and gymnastics. | ||
Weierstrass formalized the definition of the continuity of a function, proved the intermediate value theorem and the Bolzano–Weierstrass theorem, and used the latter to study the properties of continuous functions on closed bounded intervals. | Weierstrass formalized the definition of the continuity of a function, proved the intermediate value theorem and the Bolzano–Weierstrass theorem, and used the latter to study the properties of continuous functions on closed bounded intervals. | ||
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== Fiction cross-reference == | == Fiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[Crimes against mathematical constants]] | |||
* [[Gnomon algorithm]] | |||
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | |||
* [[Mathematician]] | |||
* [[Mathematics]] | |||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[Lazarus Fuchs (nonfiction)|Lazarus Fuchs]] - student | |||
* [[Mathematical analysis (nonfiction)]] - the branch of mathematics dealing with limits and related theories, such as differentiation, integration, measure, infinite series, and analytic functions. These theories are usually studied in the context of real and complex numbers and functions. Analysis evolved from [[Calculus (nonfiction)|calculus]], which involves the elementary concepts and techniques of analysis. | |||
* [[Mathematician (nonfiction)]] | * [[Mathematician (nonfiction)]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:05, 31 October 2019
Karl Theodor Wilhelm Weierstrass (German: Weierstraß [ˈvaɪɐʃtʁas]; 31 October 1815 – 19 February 1897) was a German mathematician often cited as the "father of modern analysis". Despite leaving university without a degree, he studied mathematics and trained as a teacher, eventually teaching mathematics, physics, botany and gymnastics.
Weierstrass formalized the definition of the continuity of a function, proved the intermediate value theorem and the Bolzano–Weierstrass theorem, and used the latter to study the properties of continuous functions on closed bounded intervals.
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- Lazarus Fuchs - student
- Mathematical analysis (nonfiction) - the branch of mathematics dealing with limits and related theories, such as differentiation, integration, measure, infinite series, and analytic functions. These theories are usually studied in the context of real and complex numbers and functions. Analysis evolved from calculus, which involves the elementary concepts and techniques of analysis.
- Mathematician (nonfiction)
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- Karl Weierstrass @ Wikipedia